Thai politics

Since the 1932 revolution which ended 150 years of absolute monarchy in Thailand, the kingdom has had 13 successful military ...

Thailand's conservative senators have blocked reformist leader Pita Limjaroenrat's second bid to become prime minister.

Thailand's constitutional court has cleared former prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat of violating election rules. He was ...

From marrying his bodyguard to flying his own plane and throwing a four-day funeral for his pet poodle, here's everything we ...

Former Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaks to DW about Thailand's future and his hopes to still some day become ...

A Thai court on Wednesday ruled that the biggest party in parliament had violated the constitution with its plans to change a law ...

This prolongs Thailand's political deadlock, ongoing since the May election. A third vote for prime minister due to be held on ...

Thailand's biggest election winner, the Move Forward Party, has been sidelined. Court challenges threaten the eligibility of its ...

Thailand's top court has ruled that the former head of the progressive Move Forward Party had not violated the country's election ...

Two weeks since a landmark election, Thailand is still waiting for a new government. Part of it is down to constitutional rules.

Thais are going to the polls to vote for the next prime minister. Many see this election as a chance to break free from yet another ...

Thailand's parliament will hold another vote for a prime minister next week. The vote cannot include the leader of election winners ...

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled a plan by the biggest party in parliament to amend a strict law against royal ...

In Thailand's Muslim-majority Deep South, authorities and the region's main separatist group are making fresh attempts to broker ...

Thailand is known as the land of smiles, but it has undergone decades of political turmoil, including 12 military coups. CNBC's ...

Thailand has elected its new Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, to end the political stalemate following the couuntry's May 14 ...

There are signs that all may not be well for Thailand's coalition government-in-waiting. A tussle has emerged between Move ...

Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says the country's cannabis policy will need to be rewritten to only allow usage for ...

Thailand's Prime Minister-designate Srettha Thavisin has discussed overcoming political divisions with outgoing caretaker ...

The Pheu Thai Party says it is on the verge of being able to form a coalition government, three months after Thailand's general ...

Joining me for more is Thai political scientist Janjira Sombatpoonsiri. #thailand #juntas #military Subscribe: ...

As Thailand heads into a general election this weekend, opposition candidates are looking to unseat the government led by ...

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In Thailand, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's leading opposition party - the Move Forward Party, victorious in ...

Only 13 senators voted for Pita on Thursday, with the rest either abstaining or voting against his candidacy over his party's push to ...

Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled a plan by the country's largest party to change a law against insulting the monarchy is ...

The reformist winner of Thailand's elections has been nominated for prime minister at the opening of parliament. Pita Limjaroenrat ...

Thailand's political deadlock drags on the parliamentary vote to select a new premier has been delayed indefinitely, pending a ...

Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of the Kingdom of Thailand, addresses the general debate of the 78th ...

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward, a progressive party that has a strong youth support base, won the most votes and ...

Protesters have taken to the streets as Thailand's pro-democracy coalition struggles to form a government despite winning nearly ...

Pheu Thai party candidate Srettha Thavisin has been voted the next Thai prime minister, after his predecessor Thaksin ...

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has picked a new foreign minister, who has not been named. Mr Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara ...

Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai PM, was released on parole after a hospital stay. Uncertain return to public life could spark ...

Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn meets world leaders attending APEC summit in Bangkok. High profile guests include China's Xi ...

The Thai Constitutional Court will decide on Wednesday whether to accept or reject a petition by the Move Forward Party leader to ...

The streets of Bangkok have become the site of some of the biggest anti-government protests in years, with tens of thousands of ...

DW Asia Pacific Bureau Chief Georg Matthes spoke to Thai politician Areepen Uttarasin, who went to Tehran in November 2023 ...

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A record turnout in Thailand's election has seen voters reject the country's military-backed politicians that have dominated Thai ...